The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-20
Don't use any parsnip seed unless it be
of last years growth, as such seed does
not rapidly terminate if old.

Gated from fields by the generous appll-
cation of unleached wood ashes.
Milk from healthy COWS can easily be
kept pure and sweet in trenches with
water at about seventy-fve degrees.
Whenever pear trees are attacked by
blight, which comes without warning,
cut away every blighted portion and
| burn it.
Keep your milk sweet and pure. To
supply of impure milk epidemics OF
diphtheria. typhoid fever, scarlet fever,
and other ailments have been frequently
traced.
Do not feed meal or any other food
that is full of parasites, as it will cause
worms in the fowls. If you use such,
not only scald it, but cook thoroughly,
and it will do no harm.
1t is often better to hatch the turkey
eggs under the hen than under the
turkey hen, as the hen turkey is too i'm
patient of confinement and is apt to lead
her young ones away at an early age.
Never use sulphur on the bodies of
young chicks, for gapes or any other dis
ease. Lard and sulphur applied while in
the downy state will cause sores and tor
ture-sometimes death. This we have
found true-to our cost.
Blackberry vines should be we'll cult.
waited after the fruit has been picked. The
old canes should not be cut out until late
in the fall, but the new canes, which
are to produce next years crops, will be
greatly benefited by cultivation.
Young chickens, as soon as weaned,
should he provided with suitable perches.
Make them low and on level. 1t will
be better for their health to get the
young fowls off the ground as soon as
possible. Do not neglect to provide a
door or slide.
In order to have the oxalis flower to
perfection during the winter months,
they should be so placed as to be fully
exposed to the sun as much as possible.
They will grow we'll enough in any light
81 ua'ion, but if flowers are wanted they
must be exposed to the sun.
Glover is one of the greatest con-
sumers of lime among farm crops, and
this explains the marvellous effect of
sulphate of lime or land plaster in max
ing clover catch. On heavy soil a dress
ing of 100 pounds of gypsum per acre
rarely fails to bring good clover.
Farmers everywhere should make it
their special business--as it is their
right-to see for themselves that the pro-
posed gift of $15, 900 year to each State
for the institution of experiment, stations
by the agricultural colleges, is applied
strictly to that purpose, and that the
outcome shall be as practical and SER
viceable as able and faithful men can
make it.
The oat is splendid food for young
animals because, compared with corn,
straw, etc., it is rich in muscle and bone
forming elements; and this also makes it
a splendid food for work animals. Cora
should be fed sparingly to work ANIMALS,
during the summer months especially, as
it is heating food. 1t will pay to make
the grain ration of oats in the morning
and at noon.
During the summer good use for house
slopS and wash water is in using them to
water plants. Utilize tin cans-old fruit
cans will answer. Punch very small
hole IN the bottom Set near the tomato,
cucumber and melon vines, or any other
variety of plants that need plenty of
moisture, and keep them supplied with
water. This furnishes the moisture and
at the same time adds good fertilizing
material.
High priced COWS that are fed for milk
ing tests are induced to eat and drink all
they will OF sound, wholesome food and
clean pure water Silage and roots are
largely fed as supplemental food, the idea
being that these keep the animals system
in good, healthy condition. Sliced car
rotS form one of the favorite foods for
milch COWS. In addition to rations of
roots are given generous quantities of
clover, hay and grain.
Hungarian grass and millet are two
grass crops that are grown in summer,
the seed being sometimes sown as late as
July, but June is better should q rain
occur. The Hungarian grass affords
several cuttings during the same season,
and is excellent for horses when cured.
Millet grows very tall, makes a heavy
crop, but is moved only once. Both
crops need rich soil, but can be grown
on sandy soil if it be properly manured.
In hot, dry weather, gladioli will re-
pay the attention of mulch of rotten
manure over the beds, and applying
water freely if thought needful. 1t is the
right course to place supports in the
earliest stages of the spikes, as the broad
lveaes are much acted upon by gales of
wind. and if the roots get loosened the
plants soon suffer. Those having spots
about the home so shady that grass will
not grow, may rely upon the hardy ferns
for establishment. Wild ferns abound
in all parts of the country, in woods and
waste places, and can usually be had for
the digging.
The insects attacking the grapevine
are mainly large caterpillars, which arc
most readily picked by hand; the So
called "thrips," which is properly the
"grapevine leaf hopper" and not related
to tctrue thrips. 1t is little whitish
insect which often rises in clouds when
the vines arc disturbed. The best treat
ment is to 60 among the vines with
torches, gently beating them to disturb
the insects, which will at once fly toward
the light. The first appearance of gray
ish syots on the under sides of the vine
indicates mildew. and flowers Of sulphur